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samson burke now 94 years old.

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WILLIAM (BILL) SMITH ... BODYBUILDER/ACTOR
Bill was born in Columbia, Missouri in 1933, on a cattle ranch owned by his parents. His love of horses and western lifestyle became an important part of what he would bring to the screen in many of the roles he played throughout his career.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Smith began his acting career at age 8, as a child extra and appeared in many films including "The Ghost of Frankenstein," "Song of Bernadette" and "A Tree Grows n Brooklyn."
Enlisting in the U S Air Force in 1951, Smith won the 200-pound (91 kg) arm-wrestling championship of the world and also captured Air Force weightlifing events. A lifelong bodybuilder, he was a record holder for reverse-curling his own body weight. His trademark arms taped 19 1/2 inches.                                           
Following his military tour, Bill continued the education he began while in the service, studying at the Syracuse  University, the University of Munich, the Sorbonne in Paris, and finally at UCLA, where he graduated Com Laude with a Master's degree and worked toward a Doctorate. Bill would also teach at UCLA. He continued to hone his bodybuilding skills, and served as a volunteer fireman, fighting Calirfornia wildfires.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Bill found that his fluency in languages, including Russian, German, French, and Serbo-Croatian, had him recruited by both CIA and the NSA. During the Korean War, he was flying on secret missons over Russia and other Eastern Bloc countries.
Between the period of 1961 to 2014, Smith estabilished himself as a prolific and profoundly talented charactor actor with roles in a diverse range of genres ... his muscular frame and athletic agility, plus his intensity made him suited to TV and B-rated pictures, Westerns as outlaws, Native America Indian medicine men and cowboys. Simultaneously, in biker films, his athleticism saw Bill alternate as villains and tough guys.
Although it was reported Smith retired from film in 2014, with his last screen appearance in the Steve Carell comedy "Irresistible" in 2020.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Actor William (Bill) Smith who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and tough guys in films an TV shows, died on July 5, 2021, at age 88.  R.I.P.

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SIEGMUND KLEIN ..."TRAIN FOR SHAPE AND STENGTH WILL FOLLOW"
Siegmund "Sig" Klein, the youngest of eight chldren, immigrated with his family from Thorn, West Prussia, to Cleveland, Ohio when he was two years old. At age 17, fascinated by the strongmen playing local theaters, and having discovered Strength magazine, Klein took up weight-training in the attic of his family's home.
Klein's first weights were a 100-pound plate-loading barbell and a set of makeshift kettlebells made from two discarded iron weights used to counter-balance the raising and lowering of heavy windows.
Klien also began to practice muscle control as a strict disciple of the master Maxick (Max Sick), and soon blossomed into an outstanding tumbler, hand-balancer, muscle control perfectionist, and weightlifting champion. For decades he appeared on the cover of nearly every physical culture magazine throughout the world.
For years, Klein reigned as the "unofficial" Professional Lightweight and Middleweight Weightlifting Champion of America. He stood five-feet, four-and-a-half inches tall, and weighed from 148 to 152 pounds.
In 1925, Edmond Desbonnet's "La Culture Physique" voted Klein, World's Best Built Man. In 1946, at age 44, Klein won the Professional Most Muscular Man contest. His weight-training philosophy was, "Train for shape and strength will follow."
In 1927, Klein moved his previously operating health studio into the heart of New York City's theater district. The ambiance of his new studio was created by artistically framed strongman photos on the walls, accompanied by historic exercise equipment featuring barbells and dumbbells previously owned by Professor Louis Attila, Eugen Sandow, George Rowlando, and Louis Cyr.
The studio's lavish appointments were capped off by an extensive collection of rare beer steins that lined a part of the gym's walls.
Klein celebrated his 80th birthday in 1982, and was presented a trophy from Vic Boff in honor of his lifelong dedication to the Iron Game. His subsequent birthday celebrations were primarely organized by Boff and evolved into the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Dinner. In 1985, the AOBS honored Klien as part of his 83rd birthday celebration, and he received special recognition as the first IFBB Hall of Fame inductee.
On May 23, 1987, having spent the evening with the AOBS at their annual reunion, Sigmund Klein retired to his brickstone home and died the following day at age 85.

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                     LARRY SCOTT  ...  THE BOY NEXT DOOR
Larry Dee Scott (October 12, 1938 – March 8, 2014), nicknamed "The Legend" and "The Golden Boy," was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He won the inaugural 1965 Mr. Olympia competition and defended the crown at the 1966 Mr. Olympia contest before retiring.
Scott was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Thea Scott and machinist Wayne Scott. He began training at age 16 and won the Mr. Idaho competition in 1959 at age 20. After moving to California, he promptly won Mr. California (1960), Mr. Pacific Coast (1961), Mr. America (1962), and Mr. Universe (1964). When Joe Weider created the IFBB's Mr. Olympia title, Scott won the first two contests in 1965 and 1966. Although retiring after his 1966 Olympia win, he staged a brief comeback in 1979 before he finally retired from competition in 1980. He studied electronics at the California Air College, and was known to be a devout Mormon. He married Rachel Scott (née Ichikawa). The Scotts had five children: daughter Susan, and sons Erin, Nathan, Derek, and Michael. Derek died in a motorcycle accident in 1992, and Michael died in 1993.
Scott played a minor role in the 1964 movie Muscle Beach Party. When he started weight training in 1956, his narrow shoulders were a particular weak spot. He trained with Vince Gironda, a well-known bodybuilder of the time, and became best known for his arm development, particularly his impressive and unusually long biceps. He attributed his biceps to an exercise called the "Preacher Curl", invented by Gironda, later known as the "Scott Curl" due to its association with Scott.
Scott stated in a 1965 Iron Man interview that his diet consisted of "a lot of meat, cheese and eggs", coupled with protein supplements. He was a popular physique model during the early to mid-1960s, working for photographers Bruce of Los Angeles, Don Whitman (of the Western Photography Guild), and Pat Milo. Milo introduced Scott to a larger audience and helped him hone his posing and photographic persona: the "boy next door".
Larry regularly appeared in all of Joe Weider's bodybuilding magazines, including Mr. America and Muscle Builder, also appearing in Demi Gods, Muscleboy, Muscles a Go-Go and The Young Physique. As an IFBB member, he wrote exclusively for Joe Weider's publications.
From 1960 until his first retirement in 1966, Scott was bodybuilding's top superstar. Bodybuilding magazines soon began capitalizing on his clean-cut, all-American image. His popularity become known as "Larry Fever" and reached its apex at the first Mr. Olympia competition in 1965, winning the "jewel"- encrusted crown against Harold Poole. Scott defended his title and won the 1966 Mr. Olympia title, receiving a $1,000 prize.   
News of Scott's retirement at the age of 28 shocked the sport, but he prioritized his second marriage and felt he had done all he could in competitive bodybuilding after two Olympia wins.
Rod Labbe, a freelance writer and fan, collaborated with Scott on five articles: a two-part interview in Flex magazine, two articles in Ironman, the "Poetry in Motion" article in MuscleMag International, a promotional article/interview for Scarlet: the Film Magazine about American International's Muscle Beach Party (1964), with Don Rickles. Five years after his passing, Labbe wrote a Scott tribute article for the March 2019 issue of Muscle & Fitness entitled, "My friend, Larry Scott."
Scott retired to Salt Lake City, operating his personal training company Larry Scott Fitness & Nutrition. The company manufactured and sold custom gym equipment and health supplements. He was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999. His last public interview about his life was in 2012 on K-TALK Radio.
On March 8, 2014, Scott died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at his home in Salt Lake City, at the age of 75.

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Lee Haney

Height 5'11"

Born November 11, 1959 South Carolina

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1978

Mr Coastal USA - AAU, Teen, 4th

1979

Mr Coastal USA - AAU, Teen, 4th
Teen Mr America - AAU, Overall Winner
Teen Mr America - AAU, Tall, 1st

1980

Mr USA - AAU, HeavyWeight, 4th

1982

Junior Nationals - NPC, Overall Winner
Junior Nationals - NPC, HeavyWeight, 1st
Nationals - NPC, Overall Winner
Nationals - NPC, HeavyWeight, 1st
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 1st

1983

Grand Prix England - IFBB, 2nd
Grand Prix Las Vegas - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Sweden - IFBB, 2nd
Grand Prix Switzerland - IFBB, 3rd
Night of Champions - IFBB, Winner
Olympia - IFBB, 3rd
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 3rd

1984

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1985

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1986

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1987

Grand Prix Germany (2) - IFBB, Winner
Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1988

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1989

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1990

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

1991

Olympia - IFBB, Winner

Magazines

1983 January   Vol 7, Num 1   Muscle Digest
1983 July   Vol 1, Num 4   Flex
1983 August   Num 108   Muscle Training Illustrated
1983 November   Vol 5, Num 19   Muscle and Bodybuilder
1984 November   Vol 44, Num 1   IronMan
1985 February   Vol 46, Num 2   Muscle and Fitness
1985 March   Vol 2, Num 12   Flex
1985 March   Num 50   Muscle Mag International
1987 January   Vol 46, Num 2   IronMan
1987 February   Vol 4, Num 11   Flex
1987 September   Vol 48, Num 9   Muscle and Fitness
1988 April   Vol 6, Num 2   Flex
1989 January   Vol 6, Num 11   Flex
1989 September   Vol 3, Num 4   NPC News
1989 November   Num 154   Muscle Training Illustrated
1990 February   Vol 7, Num 12   Flex
1991   Vol 28, Num 13   Muscular Development
1991 January   Num 163   Muscle Training Illustrated
1991 February   Vol 8, Num 12   Flex
1991 February   Vol 28, Num 2   Muscular Development
1991 September   Vol 28, Num 9   Muscular Development
1991 December   Vol 50, Num 12   IronMan
1992 May   Vol 6, Num 2   NPC News
1993 January   Vol 30, Num 1   Muscular D        EE HANEY   CHAMPION / FAMILY MAN
Lee Haney dominated the IFBB Mr. Olympia scene for eight years, by winning the competition from 1984 to 1991.  At age 24, the six-foot tall, 243-pound Lee Haney became the youngest to win the title, and the most heavily muscled athlete to capture the crown. His total "Olympia" prize money to nearly $500,000.
Lee Haney was born November 11,1959, in Fairburn, Georgia,  and raised in a strict Southern Baptist family. At age 14, he received a pair of plastic-covered dumbbells for Christmas. He commented, "I am sure my dad expected me to get bored with the gift. But I used the weights relentlessly, and when I was too tired to lift them, I read everything I could find pertaining to strength-training or nutrition."
By 1975, Lee was first-string on his high school football team, which required four days per week of mandatory weightlifting. A high school councilor assisted Lee in getting an educational grant to Spartanburg Methodist College, where he graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice and Youth Counciling.
In 1979, Haney won the AAU Teenage Mr. America event. He  stated in his book, "Totally Awesome," published in 1987:
          "Around seven months away was the  Mr.Teenage America competition, the first national event I'd thought about, I'd never flown and the prospect of flying didn't interest me. I had a dilapidated little old car with a dead battery and precious little money; all of that needed for vitamins. But I trained with the confidence that I'd get to Detroit. And I got there.....thanks to my girlfriend Shirley, who invested an entire pay-check, from her job at the local library, for a new battery. Three weeks later we drove to Detroit and  I  became Mr.Teenage America. I'll never forget the thrill or the reassurance of her support."
From 1982 to 1991, Lee entered 19 major physique contests. His eight-year consecutive "Olympia" record lasted for14 years, until Ronnie Coleman equaled his number in 2005. In 1994, he and his wife Shirley, established a 40-acre retreat farm for children of all ages, creeds, and nationalities. Lee, then served as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports from 1999 to 2002.
In 2010, the Lee Haney World Class Fitness Center opened in Atlanta, Georgia, and became known as the official wellness center for the city.
Lee Haney was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999.

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